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R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections will stay at Kintail

Editor's Note: The future of the R. Tait McKenzie and Naismith collections at the Mill of Kintail has been uncertain for some time now. We are pleased to share...

Thank you for your donations

The Millstone would like to heartily and gratefully thank all of the donors who came forward during our recent fundraising drive. You donated over $4000 to The Millstone, which...

Operators are NOT standing by: The Millstone’s occasional fundraising drive

I’m pretty sure I’ve used this gag before, playing off the catchphrase heard in countless infomercials and telethons. Anyway: The Millstone isn't holding a telethon. But you may have read...
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Hydro One equipment failure causes Almonte power outage

by Edith Cody-Rice Hydro One has confirmed that it was advised of a power failure affecting most if not all of Almonte, Pakenham and...

The Millstone is investigating March 1-2 power outage

by Edith Cody-Rice The Millstone is investigating the source of the power outage in Almonte that began about 4:30 p.m. March 1 and continued to...

NBA posts video about Almonte’s basketball connection

by Brent Eades Yesterday the Canadian arm of the National Basketball Association posted a video about Almonte's connections with James Naismith and his invention of...

Another movie crew in town

by Brent Eades Yet another movie crew is shooting scenes in Almonte. As of 6 pm Monday evening crews and equipment were set up on Elgin...

Bernard Cameron — obituary

CAMERON BERNARD ALEXANDER B.A., B.Ed. On February 11, in his 66th year, in Almonte, Ont. Beloved husband of Catherine (Dunn) for 44 years. Devoted father to Ian...

Clayton man killed in Jamaica hit-and-run

by Brent Eades Tragedy struck a second local family this week when John Rowsom, 76, of Clayton was killed by a motorcyclist while walking with his...

Killing of Bernard Cameron called ‘murder-suicide’

An Ottawa Citizen story reports that Councillor Bernard Cameron was shot to death today in Almonte by his daughter's former partner, identified as Travis Porteous,...

Second person dead in Almonte shooting

We've just received this brief update from the OPP about today's fatal shooting of Councillor Bernard Cameron: Upon arrival, officers located a 65-year-old male deceased...

Vigil for Bernard Cameron at Old Town Hall, Thursday at 7 pm

Councillor Jane Torrance posted this message on Facebook a short time ago: Many of you have already heard that our friend, neighbour and colleague, Councillor...

Almonte Councillor Bernard Cameron killed in triple shooting

The OPP this morning reported a shooting in a Mississippi Mills home that left one man dead and a woman and man seriously injured. Mayor...

US ambassador visits Naismith Museum near Almonte

by Brent Eades In the "better late than never" department, we just learned that the ambassador of the United States, Bruce Heyman, stopped by the Naismith Museum at...

Crash closes Highway 7 at Carleton Place

by Brent Eades As of 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Highway 7 was closed between Highway 15 and Townline Road following a vehicle collision. It happened just...

Barn destroyed in Wednesday night fire

The Mississippi Mills Fire Department stations 1 and 2 responded to a barn fire at approximately 7 p.m last night (January 27) on Old...

Gerry Huddleston gets conditional sentence plus probation

Gerry Huddleston, the 59-year-old former executive director of the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor Foundation, was sentenced today in Perth to a 12-month conditional sentence, followed by two...
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